4
keen(adjective, understanding, sharp, fine, smart)
4
machiavellian
4
mock(fake, deception, false, deceitful, untrue)
4
pawky(adjective, cunning)
4
politic(adjective, cunning)
4
pretended(verb, adjective, deception, false, dishonest)
4
pseudo(adjective, fake, deception, deceitful, unpredictable)
4
sham(adjective, fake, deception, deceitful, unpredictable)
4
skillful(adjective, cunning)
4
snaky(adjective, cunning)
4
spurious(fake, deception, false, deceitful, untrue)
4
stealthy(adjective, mean, smooth, dishonest, cunning)
4
surreptitious(mean, smooth, deception, dishonest, cunning)
4
trick(adjective, loose, unpredictable, unreliable, variable)
4
unethical(adjective, low, corrupt, dishonest, immoral)
4
unjust(adjective, dishonest, cunning, deceitful, crooked)
4
unprincipled(adjective, low, false, corrupt, dishonest)
4
unscrupulous(adjective, mean, smooth, smart, false)
4
untruthful(adjective, wrong, false, dishonest, cunning)
4
uphill(adjective, tough, difficult, complex, awkward)
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